A2 - READING - The Water Hyacinth - Quizs

fish

• câu cá

  (To catch fish.)

  Example: They cannot fish in it.

• đánh bắt cá

• nuôi cá

• chế biến cá

scientist

• nhà khoa học

  (A person who studies science.)

  Example: Now scientists think that water hyacinths can be useful.

• người nông dân

• kỹ sư

• nhà văn

grow

• phát triển

  (To increase in size or develop.)

  Example: Millions and millions of these plants grow in rivers and lakes.

• giảm

• ngủ

• chết

expensive

• đắt

  (Costing a lot of money.)

  Example:

  Then poor tropical countries will not have to buy so much expensive petroleum.

• rẻ

• thấp

• mắc

stop

• ngăn chặn

  (To prevent something from happening or continuing.)

  Example: The plants stop the water from moving.

• tiếp tục

• khuyến khích

• thúc đẩy

millions

• hàng triệu

  (Plural of million; a very large number.)

  Example: Millions and millions of these plants grow in rivers and lakes.

• một triệu

• vài triệu

• nhiều triệu

water hyacinth

• bèo tây

  (A tropical floating plant with purple flowers.)

  Example: The water hyacinth grows in tropical countries.

• lotus flower

• water lily

• bluebell

land

• đất

  (The part of the earth's surface that is not covered by water.)

  Example: Farmers cannot use water on their land.

• nước

• không khí

• rừng

petroleum

• dầu mỏ

  (A liquid mixture of hydrocarbons that is present in certain rock strata and can be extracted and refined to produce fuels including gasoline, kerosene, and diesel oil.)

  Example:

  We burn gas from petroleum for energy.

• than đá

• khí tự nhiên

• mỏ muối

thick

• dày

  (Measuring a large distance between opposite sides.)

  Example: Sometimes the plants become so thick that people can walk on them.

• mỏng

• nhẹ

• mềm